Specialist Task Forces STFs Alberto BERRINI CPM department Specialist Task Forces Project Manager

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Specialist Task Forces (STFs)Alberto BERRINICPM
departmentSpecialist Task Forces - Project
Manager
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The STF concept
An STF is a group of experts working together to
draft urgent deliverables or to perform special
tasks on behalf of an ETSI Technical Body

• The normal working method to produce ETSI
  standards is by voluntary contribution of the
  Members in the Committees, however, ETSI can
  contract experts to set-up STFs
• STFs are funded from the ETSI budget, EC/EFTA
  Vouchers, voluntary contributions from Members
• STF experts normally work together in sessions in
  the ETSI premises of Sophia Antipolis
• The reference TB has the technical responsibility
  for the STF and approves their deliverables
• The ETSI Secretariat provides management support,
  technical supervision and office facilities

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The STF role in the ETSI standards production
Technical Body
STF ToR
TB approval
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Organization of an STF
TB
Technicalguidance
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Beyond STFs the Funded Projects toolkit
ToR
Project Support
Technical Control

Funded Projects
STFs (Experts Teams)
Sub-Contracts
Studies, Experiments
Validation
Research, etc.
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Funded Projects resources in 2000

• kEURO
• FWP STFs 1 700
• PTCC STFs 930
• MCC Tasks 850
• MCC subcontracts 560
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• Total Funded Projects 4 040

not including PTCC staff support
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STF contribution to ETSI deliverables
TB
approved
1800
Drafted by STFs
1600
196
Drafted by SMG/3GPP
1400
Drafted by other TBs without STF
1200
1000
960
185
800
150
125
600
151
522
155
245
304
400
60
288
153
126
522
53
36
200
112
352
10
6
302
13
14
267
271
205
191
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159
146
116
85
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1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
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STF cost to draft a deliverable(management STFs
are excluded)
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Twelve years of STFs 1988-2000

• 240 STF Teams (20 new STFs in 2000)
• 650 Experts in total (100 experts in 2000)
• gt 1,000 Deliverables produced directly by STFs
  (196 in 2000)

(management and project support not included)
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Preparation of the STF Work Programme 2002
Funding
ETSI
Technical Bodies
1 Sep 2001
STF proposals (ToR)
EC/EFTA
Members consultation
Sept 01
TBs negotiation
Oct 01
Members
Board approval
24-25 Oct
GA endorsement
20-21 Nov
Work Programme 2002 in place
Contingency for new STFs in 2002
1 Jan2002
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Recruitment and set-up of an STF
Funding available
ToR approved
To
Call for Experts (Collective Letter)
Candidatures from ETSI Members
6 weeks
Candidatures Review
1- 2 weeks
Experts availability
0 - 2 weeks
STF at work
(710 weeks from T0)
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WEB addresses for more information on STFs
STF home page on the ETSI WEB
http//www.etsi.org/stfs/stfs.htm

• Example of information available on the site
• How to create an STF
• STF ToRs template
• How to join an STF
• Open Call for Experts (vacancies)
• STF contractual conditions
• List of active STFs

Contacts STF Manager Alberto
Berrini Recruitment Assistant Christine Voulgre
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ETSI STFs working areas